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Mary Ann Lux, Zinfandel Court, stated that she preferred wrought iron fencing with ivy _ The pub t i c hearing wa s c 1 o s ed _ Comm i s s i on e r Berge r shared th e c o n c e rn s o£ Mr _ cook i n th a t one could 1ooK directly into the bac)cyards_ She would 1iKe to see some arc2-iitectural reliefs Mow every and did not wisl-i to see 500 o f a p l a i n wa 1 1_ Comm i s s i one r Hoyt p re fa rre d wrought i roe w i th v i n e s but that th i s i s i d e a l i s t i c a nd wou l d b e a s K i ng f o r p rob l ems i n th e future _ He wou 1 d, the re fo re ~ 1 i Ke a s o l i d wa 1 1 but wished to ma Ke sure i t i s a tt ra c t ive _ Commissioner Ma here said she had placed a split rail fencing next t o h e r h ome a nd p l a n t ed ivy _ However r, ivy d i d not grow e xa ct 1 y a s she had it plane ed_ As a practical matter, people who move into the house s w i 1 1 wan t s om e b a rr i e rs a gains t the n o i s e n o matte r h ow much t ra £ f i c w i 1 1 b e o n th e s treat _ Comm i s s i on e r Ma he rn s t e t ed that the City • s experience tells them that there will be a request fo r a masonry wa 1 1 d own th e ro a d a nd she ~ therefore ~ supported d en i a 1_ Comm i s s i on e r Ho ra n s c a t ed the t h av i ng Mad exp e r i e nc e i n the ways of placing concrete fencing and different kinds of p re c a s t wa 1 1 s~ h e b e 1 i eve s i vy c a n b e p 1 a c ed on the wa 1 1 a nd wi 1 1 grow j u s t a s fa s t a s i f p 1 a c ed on wrought i roe fencing _ Cher i rma n Mi ch e 1 o t t i s a i d sh e d i d n• t want a C i ty o f wa 1 1 s~ but i n th i s pa rt i cu t a r c a s es pa rt i cu t a r c a s e supported a wa 1 1 a nd wou 1 d 1 i Ke t o 1 0 o K a t the d e sign o f s a i d wa 1 1 v e ry c 1 o s e 1 y_ S h e d i do • t wish t o s e a a s t a nd a rd typ e o£ wa 1 1 1 i Ke th a t wh i ch i s o n Hopya rd Road ~ bu t ra th e r o n e which i s v e ry a e s th e t i c a 1 1 y p 1 e a s i ng t o b eg i n with_ She would 1iKe to sea the wall minimum 2-ieigl-it~ and not six feet _ Ch a i rma n Mi ch e 1 of t i wa ra t e d 1 a nd s cap i rag t o b e p l a n t ed next t o th e wa 1 1 i mm e d i a t e l y t o encourage rap i d growt2-i _ Commissioner Mahern asked if there was room open between the s i d awe 1 K a nd mason ry wa 1 1 f o r 1 a n d s c ap i rag ~ she ha d c oncerns w i th who would maintain it_ Mr_ Swift stated that staff looked into th i s matte r bu t i t i s d i f f i cu 1 t t o c re a to a h ome owne rs a s s o c i a t i on a t th i s t ime f rom a 1 ega 1 a spec t f o r ma i n t en a n c e pu rp o s e s_ Chairman Micl-ielotti asKed if t2-ie City would be responsible for mainte na nce_ Mr_ Swift stated that any time landscaping is on p r iva t o p rop e rty ~ th e C i ty wou 1 d n of ma i n t a i n i t_ Comm i s s i on e r Hov i ngh a sloe d i f i t i s a l o t ch e ap e r t o bu i 1 d wrough t iron fencing ? Mr _ Be rat 1 i s s t a t e d th a t i t i s but th a t wha t they are p rop o s i rag i s n o t factory bu i 1 t_ Mr _ Be rat 1 i s the n reviewed the design of the proposed ferricing material _ _~- .. ......_.. _..... .. _._ _.. .. _.. ..T. .__ _. _. _.